Itty-Bitty Bite Size Stories

by gallagsp the corgi


Dream Job

The living entrance to the hive oozed to the side to make way for a returning changeling. He was beaten, bruised, and cut up.

But he also looked satisfied.

Several others came up to meet him, as he had just returned from a scouting trip and they wanted to hear about it, and they wanted to know how much love he had consumed to look so full and by changeling standards, overweight.

"How was it?" One of them buzzed.

"You look great! It must have been a feast!" interrupted another. They continued to swarm him with questions, but he ignored all of them and began walking deeper into the hive. They followed behind, still trying to get some answers.

He let his thoughts drift as he neared his destination. It seemed like only a few days ago he was a simple drone working nursury duty, as he was hatched to do. It was hard work taking care of all those eggs and larvae. He had to feed them and wash them, turn the eggs every two hours so they would grow properly, maintain the nursery cells so they could support the next generation, the list went on and on. Most drones never got to change duties for their lives, they were stuck with what they were hatched to do.

This one was different. He wasn't as mindless as the others. He was what they called a "Thinker" He had ideas and wants other than to serve the hive, though it was still his top priority. There was a fine line between "thinker" and "traitor".

That was how he ended up becoming an infiltrator. They were the ones who disguised themselves and spied on a target to make it easier on the drones and soldiers to invade.

He neared his destination and stopped. Chrysalis's chamber lay ahead of him. The others had stopped talking and were standing a few steps behind. They all stared at the door in both fear and awe.

"Enter." A voice called from the other side. The changeling stepped through the entryway and bowed before his queen. She nodded once and spoke. "Well, what do you have to report?"

"It's a goldmine. So much love and hardly any defenses! This place is ripe for the picking!"

"Excellent. You have done well."

"I love this job, I'm proud to serve, and I don't think anything could stop us there!"

~One Month Later~

"Okay, maybe I didn't check their defenses well enough." He said. "But it was good while it lasted, right?" He tried to ignore the fact that a giant purple bubble had sent them flying through the air. Chrysalis looked at him with enough rage to melt his carapace. She raised a hoof and hit him.

"THAT'S FOR BEING A FREE-THINKER!" She yelled.